Clay Guida vs. Mark Madsen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Clay Guida
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 19 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 61 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-16 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Mark Madsen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Clay Guida
Distance 82.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 8.0%)
Mark Madsen
Distance 78.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Clay Guida
Head 82.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 7.9%)
Mark Madsen
Head 86.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Guida L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Madsen L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 753 / 2862 | 26.3% | 37.9% | 144 / 354 | 40.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 158 / 223 | 70.9% | 67.3% | 44 / 51 | 86.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 245 / 401 | 61.1% | 69.1% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 691 / 2881 | 24.0% | 35.0% | 167 / 390 | 42.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 186 / 291 | 63.9% | 69.1% | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 279 / 314 | 88.9% | 81.9% | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Guida L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Madsen L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1018 / 3003 | 33.9% | 38.9% | 201 / 465 | 43.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 208 / 287 | 72.5% | 68.6% | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 118 / 147 | 80.3% | 68.0% | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1031 / 3003 | 34.3% | 35.1% | 131 / 376 | 34.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 211 / 309 | 68.3% | 68.1% | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 102 / 125 | 81.6% | 81.5% | 75 / 81 | 92.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Guida has more cage time on record.